Hands 2 Help #2. 4-20-22

I used some of my novelty fabrics a couple of years ago to make these Nine Patch and Rails blocks. Sylvia at Treadlestitches makes the best kids quilts with kid themed novelty fabric and she shared the idea and the tutorial that was originally from Libby at Life on the Hill here. !  In previous posts, I’ve referred to this quilt as a chunky churn dash!!!! I don't know where I got that or why I did that. It is not a churn dash, just similar enough that I mis-typed and then continued!!

Any way, there were 4 pink blocks, so I made one more, put them with some hourglass blocks and a pink border , then donated it to Jack’s Basket in Minnesota. 

Then I made a few more to get this layout!  I used a denim looking sashing and plaid cornerstones. 

 I finally chose the red for a border.  I do like it, but then I wondered what I would use for a binding.The red would have been great, but I didn’t have enough.  I searched and search my chunks of fabric. I even considered a scrappy binding, but this quilt is already really busy. I finally looked online and ordered this one.  From Missouri Star Quilt Company in May 2021. It's called Liberty Lane by Stephanie Marrott for Wilmington Fabrics. It is just right. 

The light blue cloud flannel was in a tote that a friend insisted I take home with me!  Thanks, Kari!

I spent my stitching group time on March 31st to get the binding stitched down.  I didn’t quite get it done, but it was finished on April 1st. Then a trip through the washer and dryer. It's all crinkly and soft. Ready to be boxed up and sent to Little Lambs.

I’m linking up with Mari at The Academic Quilter  and H2H Progress Party. This is my second donation to Hands2Help. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

To-Do Tuesday 4-19-22

Good Morning Fellow List Makers!  I'm joining Linda at Texas Quilt Gal for To-Do Tuesday. Linda gives us this place to check our progress on our current lists and make new ones if necessary. Sometimes a task is completed and sometimes a particular task just needs to be abandoned and a different one added. 

Last weeks list included

1. Start stitching on "A Year in the Garden's. September block

2. Finish petite sunflower counted cross stitch.

3. Make at least 4 pink string block

4. Work on emptying the multi scrap tote....darks. ie crumbs or string blocks. nope!! I started, but got distracted !

I tried the Bachelor Block from Melva Loves Scraps. She is hosting a Pieces in the Garden Sew Along.  I'm printing block directions. Using up some Thimbleberries fabrics I have had for ages. 

The pieces are tiny!  Trim the hst to 1 1/2" square!

The picture of the block from Melva is on the left. Mine on the right. OOPS!

Better!!!  It's a 4.5" block, unfinished. I did make all three that she has released so fat. I'm not sure if it will be a quilt or something much smaller. 

Next Week:

1. Work on the tote of dark scraps

2. Finish a bagged project

3. Continue stitching on September block for A Year in the Garden

4. Quilt pink scrappy sampler mini runner.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Slow Easter Sunday Stitching.

Taking time today, to Slow Down. To be in the Moment. To pray for others! To be thankful for my life. 

I’ll link up with Kathy at Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching

Last week I was working on this tiny Sunflower. I have finished it into a hanging ornament. 

Today I am stitching  block #9 of A Year in the Garden from Jenny of  Elefantz  . 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Scrap Happy Saturday - 4-16-22

It's the day before Easter. Normally I would be prepping dinner, making dessert, running to the store last minute.  Other years, we would be making plans to meet friends at a local restaurant for Easter Buffet! Not this year. I'm not cooking, I'm not planning, we are not meeting friends. Just us at home! I'm sewing, Mr. Busy is watching movies.  Come with me over to Angela's blog So Scrappy’s RSC22 to see what other participants in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for 2022 have been doing. This month there should be lots of PINK!

I've sewn a Zigzag row:

Added to my Happy Blocks

Made some progress on a few scrappy sampler blocks that will be come a mini table runner or placemat. 

 2 Friendship Star blocks from some mini charms received for my birthday. These had pinked edges.....man, I don't like those! 

a block called Goose Tracks variation ....I thought ewwww!  But I want to give each block in this pattern a try at least.   Turns out I really like this one.

And a combination block of nine patches and four patches in progress.   I struggled with which pieces of fabric. The jury is still out on whether I like this one! 

The pink scraps are getting used up! 

I did finish the stitching on this little gem. It’s a free pattern at Fat Quarter Shop and calls for 10 count Aida.  Well, I’m using up scraps so I used 14 count. The sunflower is only 1.75” across., I added the word peace on the bottom myself. It’s not in the pattern  I may make a ornament to hang from my buffet cabinet knob or a dough bowl pillow. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

I Like Thursday # 91

Good Morning! I hope it is a good day where ever you are. Today is the day to Focus on the Positives in out lives. LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color gives us this place to share. Visit her beautiful blog and she and Milo will share links with others. 

First of all, I got my Table Scraps challenge finished. I’ll share my whole post on the last weekend of the month. Here is a peek! 

Another corner! 

And I finished a petite counted cross stitch from Fat Quarter Shop. 

It’s tiny, 1 3/8” square.  Now I think I will add the word Peace underneath the sunflower before I make a little ornament. I found an alphabet I like. 

I finished reading The New Year’s Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini. 

It was a typical Elm Creek Quilts story. And got me back “in the loop”. It’s been awhile since I have  read these stories. 

I started this one. It’s set in Virginia in 1861 as the state government voted to join the Confederacy and the American Civil War began. It’s very good so far.  And yesterday I got an email from our library that the book I put on hold is available. I’ll pick it up today when I meet my stitching friends at the library. 

The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini 

We don’t have family close so no big Easter dinner to cook. It will be a slow week for us with the exception of eye doctor  appointments on Monday. We travel  140 miles to see doctors  in Rapid City. We are under a Winter Weather event but all should be fine by then. 

I leave you with this. 

Happy Easter and Happy Holy Week. Whatever holidays you celebrate or even if you don’t observe any,  may you have a wonderful week. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

TO-DO Tuesday #86

Good Morning!  I had a pretty good week last week. Nothing special just slow steady progress on the tasks I had.  If you are a list maker, want to have a place to publish a list and therefore be accountable this is the place. Now, no one will reprimand or criticize  you if you do not tick the items off your list, but it's really a help to write a post and keep track. Join Linda and friends at Texas Quilt Gal for To-Do Tuesday. 

Last week's list~

April 5 - April 11

1. Work on pink table scraps challenge✅

just a peak

2. Sew zigzag blocks ✅

vertical 

3. Look for solid pink✅

some not much, but enough for one more Happy Block

4. Trace September design for “A Year in the Garden”✅

April 12 - April 18

1. Start stitching on  "A Year in the Garden's.  September block

2. Finish petite sunflower counted cross stitch. 

3. Make at least 4 pink string blocks

4. Work on emptying the multi scrap tote....darks. ie crumbs or string blocks.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Slow Sunday Stitching. 4-10-22

I'm joining Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. A time to share what your doing will taking time to enjoy the slow of one stitch at a time. Embroidery, knitting, crocheting, whatever. 

I saw a link to Fat Quarter Shops Petite Stitches. Sunflower.  

https://www.fatquartershop.com/sunflower-petite-stitches-series-free-pdf-cross-stitch-pattern

So I downloaded it and printed it. I've been wanting to do a Sunflower for Ukraine. Something. 

I would have told you that I had some of every DMC color they make. But that is not true. Searching through 4 boxes, I found only 3031 Dark Brown of the 4 colors needed for this sunflower. Oh well, I made some creative adjustments. It will be fine. I'm using, DMC 840. Light Brown, DMC 977 Dark Yellow ( it's a bit orange) and probably DMC 726 for light yellow. 

I also did not have 10 count fabric, so mine will be smaller I'm using 14 count. I'm OK with that too! 

The center looks a bit like a chocolate chip cookie, doesn’t it?

What will I do with it?  I don't really know, but I'll keep you posted. 

I hope to cut fabric to make a sunflower banner for our front door. I haven't  yet, but I ordered a t-shirt from “kdspain”. like The Joyful Quilter. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!